Peanuts out, sun butter in at Rockford Public Schools kitchens

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Oct 25, 2013 at 5:25 PM

In Rockford Public Schools kitchens, nutrition services staff give students sun butter, made from sunflower seeds, as an alternative to peanut butter. That means students with peanut allergies still have a healthy alternative and can enjoy a good ol’ PB and J… Or more realistically, SB and J.

RPS Culinary Trainer and Chef Nate Huff recently let the communications staff try a sample sandwich and the butter itself (see picture). It doesn’t have the same peanut-y taste, but the texture is smooth and salty, and paired with the jelly, it’s tasty. And when peanuts and other tree nuts are ...

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Cathy Bayer

In Rockford Public Schools kitchens, nutrition services staff give students sun butter, made from sunflower seeds, as an alternative to peanut butter. That means students with peanut allergies still have a healthy alternative and can enjoy a good ol’ PB and J… Or more realistically, SB and J.

RPS Culinary Trainer and Chef Nate Huff recently let the communications staff try a sample sandwich and the butter itself (see picture). It doesn’t have the same peanut-y taste, but the texture is smooth and salty, and paired with the jelly, it’s tasty. And when peanuts and other tree nuts are ...